Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • LED Cover
  • 8 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Heat Sink
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              LED Cover
  • Turn the laptop bottom side up with the rear panel facing forward.

Turn the laptop bottom side up with the rear panel facing forward.

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Step 2

  • Remove the two T8 Torx screws that secure the LED cover to the base enclosure.

Remove the two T8 Torx screws that secure the LED cover to the base enclosure.

Step 3

  • Turn the laptop top side up with the front facing forward. Open the screen.

Turn the laptop top side up with the front facing forward. Open the screen.

Step 4

  • Locate the F1 and F2 keys near the top left corner of the keyboard.

Locate the F1 and F2 keys near the top left corner of the keyboard.

Step 5

  • While holding the F1 and F2 keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.

While holding the F1 and F2 keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.

Step 6

  • Locate the Pause and Scroll keys near the top right corner of the keyboard.

Locate the Pause and Scroll keys near the top right corner of the keyboard.

Step 7

  • While holding the Pause and Scroll keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.

While holding the Pause and Scroll keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.

Step 8

  • Insert a spudger between the F7 and F8 keys. Lift up to remove the LED cover.

Insert a spudger between the F7 and F8 keys. Lift up to remove the LED cover.

Step 9

              Keyboard
  • Lift the back edge of the keyboard and pull towards the screen.

Lift the back edge of the keyboard and pull towards the screen.

Step 10

  • Pull the cable and lift up to release.

Pull the cable and lift up to release.

Step 11

  • Remove the keyboard.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 12

              Heat Sink
  • Locate the fan near the top left corner. It has three colored wires: yellow, red, and black.
  • Disconnect the cable connecting the fan to the system board.

Locate the fan near the top left corner. It has three colored wires: yellow, red, and black.

Disconnect the cable connecting the fan to the system board.

Step 13

  • Locate and remove the four screws in the copper plate.

Locate and remove the four screws in the copper plate.

Step 14

  • Remove the heat spreader by pulling the whole assembly up out of the computer.

Remove the heat spreader by pulling the whole assembly up out of the computer.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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